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John G. Brock-Utne
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Front matter
1-2
No Fiberoptic Intubation System: A Potential Problem
3-5
Is the Patient Extubated?
6-9
A Strange Computerized Electrocardiogram Interpretation
10-11
Fractured Neck of Femur in an Elderly Patient
12-13
Spinal Anesthetic That Wears Off Before Surgery Ends
14-16
Just a Simple Monitored Anesthesia Care Case
17-18
Smell of Burning in the Operating Room
19-21
Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Diabetic Patient
22-23
The Case of the “Hidden” IV
24-25
Postoperative Painful Eye
26-27
Awake Craniotomy with Language Mapping
28-30
Gum Elastic Bougie: Tips for Its Use
31-32
External Vaporizer Leak During Anesthesia
33-35
Manual Ventilation by a Single Operator: With Patient Turned 180 Degrees Away from the Anesthesia Machine
36-38
Life-Threatening Arrhythmia in an Infant
39-41
Tongue Ring: Anesthetic Risks and Potential Complications
42-43
Hasty C-Arm Positioning: A Recipe for Disaster
44-45
Inability to Remove a Nasogastric Tube
46-47
An Unusual Cause of Difficult Tracheal Intubation
48-50
Pulmonary Edema After Abdominal Laparoscopy
51-53
Difficult Laryngeal Mask Airway Placement: A Possible Solution
54-56
Postoperative Airway Complication After Sinus Surgery
57-59
An Unusual Capnograph Tracing
60-61
A Respiratory Dilemma During a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure
62-64
A Tracheostomy Is Urgently Needed, but You Have Never Done One
65-67
General Anesthesia for a Patient with a Difficult Airway and a Full Stomach
68-70
Jehovah’s Witness and a Potentially Bloody Operation
71-72
Intraoperative Insufflation of the Stomach
73-75
Sudden Intraoperative Hypotension
76-78
Overestimation of Blood Pressure from an Arterial Pressure Line
79-81
Severe Decrease in Lung Compliance During a Code Blue
82-84
Shortening Postanesthesia Recovery Time After an Epidural: Is It Possible?
85-86
Difficult Airway in an Underequipped Setting
87-89
Delayed Cutaneous Fluid Leak After Removal of an Epidural Catheter
90-92
Traumatic Hemothorax and Same-Side Central Venous Access
93-94
Single Abdominal Knife Wound? Easy Case?
95-97
A Draw-Over Vaporizer with a Nonrebreathing Circuit
98-100
Unexpected Intraoperative “Oozing”
101-103
Central Venous Access and the Obese Patient
104-105
Taking Over for a Colleague: Always a Potential Concern
106-108
Intraoperative Epidural Catheter Malfunction
109-111
Breathing Difficulties After an Electroconvulsive Therapy
112-114
White “Clumps” in the Blood Sample from an Arterial Line: Are You Concerned?
115-116
Anesthesia for a Surgeon Who Has Previously Lost His Privileges
117-118
Airway Obstruction in a Prone Patient
119-120
A Question You Should Always Ask
121-123
Postoperative Vocal Cord Paralysis
124-126
A Serious Problem
127-128
A Leaking Endotracheal Tube in a Prone Patient
129-131
Lessons from the Field: Unusual Problems Require Unusual Solutions in Impossible Situations
132-133
An “Old Trick” but a Potential Problem
134-135
A Loud “Pop” Intraoperatively and Now You Cannot Ventilate
136-137
Postoperative Median Nerve Injury
138-140
A Patient in a Halo: Watch Out
141-142
Now or Never: Developing Professional Judgment
143-144
General Anesthesia in a Patient with Chronic Amphetamine Use
145-146
What Is Wrong with This Picture?
147-148
The One-Eyed Patient
149-150
A Near Tragedy
151-152
Robot-Assisted Surgery: A Word of Caution
153-154
An Airway Emergency in an Out of Hospital Surgical Office
155
Bonus Question: Is the Patient Paralyzed?
157-163
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